NH House committee votes for abortion limits

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire House committee wants to require minors to notify their parents or go before a judge before getting an abortion.

The Judiciary Committee voted 12-4 Tuesday to recommend that the House pass legislation that requires 48 hours' notice before the girls can get an abortion. House GOP leaders are backing the bill as a parents' rights issue.

Four years ago, Democratic Gov. John Lynch made New Hampshire the first state to repeal a law requiring parental notification for teenagers to get abortions. Lynch said the unenforced law was unconstitutional because it failed to protect the safety of young women.

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